Kowa Prominar TD-1, 3mp, 1350 mm zoom
Thursday, 24 June 2004 16:00 GMT
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Kowa Prominar first announced the TD-1 digital spotting scope in March
last year, the company has now posted a new press release with specifications,
it also reveals that this unique digital camera should be reaching shelves
in Japan sometime in July. The 210,000 YEN (approx. $2,000) digital spotting
scope has a huge 450 - 1350 mm F2.8 - F4.0 zoom lens (equiv. approx. 10x
- 30x zoom) coupled to a 1/2.5" 3.14 megapixel CCD. It also has a
true TTL optical viewfinder. This beast is 39 cm (15.4 in) long and weighs
2.3 Kg (5.1 lb).
Kowa Prominar TD-1 digital spotting scope specifications
| Sensor |
• 1/2.5" Type
• 3.14 million pixels total |
| Lens |
• 3x zoom
• 450 - 1350 mm equiv.
• F2.8 - F4.0 |
| Minimum focus distance |
• Auto focus: 20 m - Infinity
• Manual focus: 5 m - Infinity |
| Metering |
Center weighted average |
| ISO sensitivity |
Auto (ISO 100 - 200) |
| Exposure compensation |
• +/- 2.0 EV
• 0.5 EV steps |
| White balance |
• Auto
• Cloudy |
| Viewfinder |
• Optical TTL
• 20 mm eye relief |
| LCD monitor |
1.8" |
| Continuous shooting |
• 1024 x 768 only
• Four frames maximum |
| Storage |
SD card |
| Connectivity |
• USB 1.1
• Video Out
• Wired remote |
| Dimensions |
385 x 130 x 125 mm |
| Weight |
2.3 kg |
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